Washing-machine.



G. H HUENERGARDT.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.23,1912.

1,113,995. Patented 001120, 1914.

Inventor by v I 7 I I Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. FHUTO-LITIMI. WASHING FUN, D. cv

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HUENER- o-ARDr, a subject of the Czar of Russia, reside ing at College View, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful WVashing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates" to washing machines and ismore particularly designed as an improvement upon the structure disclosed in Patent No. 832,062 issued to G. H. Huenergardt on October 2, 1906.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a novel form of dasher having means whereby the air, when trapped between the dasher and the water thereunder is distributed evenly along the bottom of the dasher so as to discharge in separate jets whereby its passage through the fabrics in the machine is insured. IIeretofore, where ordinary flat dashers have been used, the air has escaped along the lines of least resistance and, when fabrics have been located against the middle portions of the dashers, the air has escaped around the fabrics and at the sides of the dashers, thus greatlyreducing the efliciency of the machine. 7

One of the objects of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages resulting from the use of flat dashers.

Another object is to provide dashers which are so constructed at their active edges as to be rigid throughout the length of said edges, although formed of comparatively thin material, and which will not injure the fabrics forced thereagainst.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :F igure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a portion of a washing machine having the present improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a dasher. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the dasher. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through the active edge portion of the dasher.

Specification of Ilett er s Ifatent," Application filed. December 23,1912.

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Serial No. 738,329.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 11 designates a substantially semicylindrical tub mountedto swingabout an axis indicated at 2, this tub being supported in any suitable means, as by means of legs 3. Secured between the sides of the tub adjacent opposed portions, are dashers arranged in pairs, the dashers of each pair being substantially parallel. Each of thedashers is preferablyformed of a metallic sheett having side flanges 5 adapted to-be fastened to atented aze, i914;

the sides of the tub 1 in any suitable mani ner. -The dasher is provided, between these flanges, with corrugations 6, these corrugations being of considerable depth at the free or activeedge of the dasher and gradually diminishing in depth back to the outer or inactive straight. edge of the dasher. As

shown particularly in Fig. 3, the corrugations are so arranged as to extend partly above and below the plane occupied by the lower edges of the flanges 5.] These corrugations. obviously form channels through which the trapped air will travel while escaping from under the dasher.

In order that the active edge of the dasher may be reinforced and may be'prevented from injuring the fabrics thrown thereagainst, the plate 4 is folded back along said edgeas indicated at 7 and fitted between this backwardly folded portion and the plate is a strip '8 which, in turn, is folded forwardly and downwardly around the front edge portion of the plate 4 and as clearly indicated in Fig. 4. Thus it will be seen that the dasheris reinforced along its active edge and said edge portion is also thus thickened so as not to injure the fabrics thrown against it. a

. When the tub is swung back and forth about its axis 2 the water contained therein will trap air under the dashers and this air will be forcedoutwardly' by the pressure of As channels are formed along the lower faces of the dashers, the air, in escaping, will be split into separate bodies and these bodies will discharge in the form of Separate ets through the fabrics abutting against the edges of the dashers. This movement of the air has been indicated by arrows in Fig. 2.

What is claimed is In a washing machine, the combination with a tub mounted for oscillation, of 0pposed dashers arranged transversely within the tub and inclined downwardly and inhaving corrugations extending from points adjacent said straight edge to the opposed freeedge of the dasher, said corrugations gradually increasing in depth toward the free edge of the dasher, said corrugations being extended substantially at right angles 10 to said straight edge.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE H. HUENERGARDT.

Witnesses:

M. HERRIQK, L. P. HERRIOK.

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